I am a sophmore in high school and i am taking accounting, next year i am taking accounting 2 which is a colleage credit class. I need to know if it's a fun career and how much do you usually make monthly? Yearly?
2007-03-02 14:34:26 · 6 answers · asked by E Money 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes Stick with this Big Money, It all depends on the area your job and company you work for.
2007-03-02 14:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by sweettoni37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought I was on the track to be an accountant when I was in high school -- mainly because I understood basic bookkeeping, found it to be pretty easy and I had heard that it was a good paying career. Then, during my sophomore year in college, I had a weekend homework assignment that should have taken me maybe 4 hours to complete. Instead, it took me all weekend. I would sit down to do a little of the work and pretty soon I was up and outside shooting some hoops or something. It was almost impossible for me to sit there that long and do the work. By the end of the weekend, I had realized that I could never do accounting work as a career.
2007-03-02 22:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by AZ123 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just like any other profession it depends on where you work and who you know. If you start at a large company where you dont know anyone youll prob get stuck making dirt working 70 hours a week for about 10 yrs ($30-50,000/yr depending on your local standard of living). After that you may get a promotion and probably start clearing $75-100,000/yr by the time your kids go off to college.
There's an expression "If you love what you do youll never work a day in your life." If you like working with numbers i say roll with it, but who knows? I just graduated with a double major of Finance and Psychology and im joining the Navy bc i want to be a SEAL.
2007-03-02 22:47:08 · answer #3 · answered by Chris M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't classify accounting as 'fun' work. It is very tedious and requires a high level of accuracy.It is relatively lucrative - in Seattle the starting wage for someone with a BA in Accounting would be $40k to $50k and the job market is pretty stable.You would always be able to find work in that field, as opposed to obtaining something like a liberal arts degree.
2007-03-02 22:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by Your Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just out of College 2 years ago a nephew go paid 50,000 yr. top benefits.After 3yrs. 80,000 yr.He is a CPA.But be warned some say very boring.
2007-03-02 22:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really, you need to go on and get your CPA to ever have a hope of making decent money.
2007-03-02 22:41:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋